JAWS Screen Reader

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Blackboard is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities can fully engage and participate in the teaching and learning experience. Blackboard removes barriers to universal access with a rich set of accessibility features in Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing. One such feature is support for the JAWS screen reader.

Blackboard supports JAWS versions 13 and 14. Older versions of JAWS may work but Blackboard doesn't officially support them.

The full set of accessibility features is available only in the English version of Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing 12.6 or later.

Enable the Java Access Bridge

The Java™ Access Bridge is a technology that enables assistive technologies, such as screen readers and magnifiers, to access Java applications and applets. To use Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing version 12.6 or higher with the JAWS screen reader, you must enable Java Access Bridge version 2.0.3 or higher.

The Java Access Bridge comes bundled with Java 7, update 6 or later, so there is no need to install it separately.

The version of Java that comes bundled with the Blackboard Collaborate Launcher doesn't support the Java Access Bridge. You must install Java 7, update 6 or later because it sets up the necessary configurations in the Windows Control Panel for enabling the Java Access Bridge.